A saint
who was visiting river Ganges to take a bath found a couple on the banks,
shouting in anger at each other. He turned to his disciples smiled and asked.
'Why do
people shout in anger shout at each other?'
The disciples
thought for a while, one of them said, 'Because we lose our temper, we shout.'
'But, why
should you shout when the other person is just next to you? You can as well
tell him what you have to say in a soft manner.' asked the saint.
The disciples
gave some other answers but none satisfied the other disciples.
Finally
the saint explained.
'When two
people are angry at each other, their hearts distance a lot. To cover that
distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are,
the stronger they will have to shout to hear each other to cover that great
distance.
What
happens when two people fall in love? They don't shout at each other but talk
softly, because their hearts are very close. The distance between them is either
nonexistent or very small.
The saint
continued, 'When they love each other even more, what happens? They do not
speak, only whisper and they get even closer to each other in their love.
Finally they even need not whisper, they only look at each other and that's
all. That is how close two people are when they love each other.'
He looked
at his disciples and said.
'So when
you argue do not let your hearts get distant, Do not say words that distance
each other more, Or else there will come a day when the distance is so great
that you will not find the path to return. …
